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Berri: Real Intentions Become Crystal Clear
Berri slams ruling coalition`s bid to create "their own cartel"
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri showed disdain for the ruling coalition`s actions following the UN Security Council`s approval of the international tribunal, saying on Sunday that they were working on "appropriating Lebanon and making it their own cartel, without realizing the consequences of monopoly."
In an interview with the London-based Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Berri said the ruling coalition`s "real intentions" have now become "crystal clear." He slammed the coalition`s reconciliation initiative, saying that it "did not contain any conciliatory moves and is quite selfish."
The `March (Feb.) 14` Forces launched their initiative on Thursday in a bid to resolve the seven-month-old political standoff. The initiative included the rejection of any form of foreign tutelage over Lebanon and stressed the need to hold a presidential election on time, and then form a national unity government afterward.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri showed disdain for the ruling coalition`s actions following the UN Security Council`s approval of the international tribunal, saying on Sunday that they were working on "appropriating Lebanon and making it their own cartel, without realizing the consequences of monopoly."
In an interview with the London-based Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Berri said the ruling coalition`s "real intentions" have now become "crystal clear." He slammed the coalition`s reconciliation initiative, saying that it "did not contain any conciliatory moves and is quite selfish."
The `March (Feb.) 14` Forces launched their initiative on Thursday in a bid to resolve the seven-month-old political standoff. The initiative included the rejection of any form of foreign tutelage over Lebanon and stressed the need to hold a presidential election on time, and then form a national unity government afterward.
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Echoing Berri, Amal MP Ali Hassan Khalil said the opposition will not hold a dialogue with the ruling majority before Premier Fouad Siniora`s government quits.
"This is settled: no dialogue will be held before the current, illegitimate government resigns," Khalil said during a political rally Sunday in the village of Ain Beswar in the South.
In other developments, President Emile Lahoud reiterated on Sunday his view that any Cabinet session held by the current government is considered illegitimate.
Lahoud`s statement was issued after Siniora called for a Cabinet session to be held on Monday. Lahoud has repeatedly said that he considers any decisions issued by the current government to be null and void.
"The strategy adopted by the ruling forces is clear, now that they succeeded in having the tribunal approved: they want to have presidential elections conducted their own way without taking into consideration the opinion of other groups in the country," Berri told the pan-Arab daily.
"They succeeded in fooling the UN Security Council, but they`ll never fool me," he said.
However, Berri ended the interview by sounding an optimistic note regarding the presidential election. The speaker said he was confident that an "agreement" will be reached on the identity of the new president "before the date fixed for the election."
But Berri was categorical in his refusal to have the next president elected by a majority quorum in Parliament, calling such an election "a red line." Berri added that such a step would be likely "to divide the country."